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Selby Venture Partners CERTIFIED

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Firm Rating:

Rated 2.0 / 5.0 by 5

TrackRecord

1.7

OperatingCompetence

1.5

PitchingEfficiency

1.6

FavorableDeal Terms

1.7

ExecutionAssistance

3.5

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FIRM OVERVIEW: Small Private VC founded in 1998 based out of Menlo Park, USA (US West)

FIRM DESCRIPTION: Since 1998, Selby has been investing in passionate entrepreneurs who want to build the next generation of category defininig companies. The firm invests through all stages of a company's lifecycle, and focuses primarily on the digital media, IT/Communications and Sustainable Technology industries. Current portfolio companies include 4Info, Attributor, BayMicrosystems, BigFix, Intelleflex, and Pandora.

He sat through the presentation and looked at us like we were dirt. He questioned the whole notion of whether we should be entrepreneurs. I have had other VC's give negative feedback on the pitch - which is ok - but to be treated badly at a personal level was uncalled for. My partner and I both have strong accents and at one point we were getting taunted for pronunciation.

Eventually we got funded by a leading VC on Sandhill road, but this negative experience will stay with me for a long time.

Needless to say, we got no useful feedback on the pitch itself. A VC staff member at the meeting who claimed to be a "technical expert" was in fact the most clueless.